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On May 13, 2019, the Honourable Justice W.N. Renke of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta released his decision in Day v. Woodburn ...

After a number of court appearances there has been a major development in the case involving a man who claims he ran over someone to save a woman's life.

If you are a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, you may wonder whether the legal system can still help you — especially if the abuse happened many years ago.

Sally is a working mother who was sexually abused as a child by her teacher. When her daughter was about to begin school.

There have been many cases in the media lately about ‘revenge porn' or nonconsensual pornography – the explicit portrayal of an individual without their consent.

Last month we published a post about O.J. Simpson being granted a parole hearing for his 2008 arrest.

In the recent decision of MacKinnon v. Halton Regional Police Services Board et al, 2020 ONSC 6908, the Ontario Superior Court dismissed a plaintiff's claim on a motion for summary judgment for being commenced ...

The Ontario Government has made changes to social assistance programs that will provide increased support to sexual abuse survivors.

Earlier this month, Torontonians learned that Brookfield Property Group was cutting the locks off of bikes parked outside their Hudson’s Bay Centre Building.

The Supreme Court of Canada just held in Montréal (Ville) v. Lonardi (2018 SCC 29), that rioters who vandalize property are responsible for their wrongdoings ...

The criminal justice system is a crucial aspect of the Canadian legal system; however, it has limitations.

The recent decision in R. v. Sloka has raised difficult questions about how the justice system responds to allegations of sexual assault in medical settings where there is a clear power imbalance. This case highlights the challenges of addressing allegations of sexual violence in professional settings, where trust, vulnerability, and authority intersect...

When you go to work, you never expect one of your own colleagues to treat you poorly, take advantage of you, or even go to such lengths to steal something from you.

Yesterday's early morning news regarding a woman who scaled up a crane in downtown Toronto has made international headlines from the United States to New Zealand.

This morning, I listened as family members remembered their loved ones at the opening of a coroner’s inquest into four deaths at the Toronto South Detention Centre. As photos of the men appeared on the screen, I was reminded why inquests like this one matter so much.

On March 1, the Court of Quebec registered the first manslaughter conviction against an employer/supervisor in Canada for a workplace accident. A few weeks ago, the Court sentenced that employer/supervisor to an 18-month jail term.

An employee has been convicted of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle after he drove towards his boss three times, "trying to scare him".